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KARACHI: A firing incident in Bilal Colony of Korangi area killed an Awami National Party (ANP) candidate and his four-year-old son on Friday, Express News reported.
Sadiq Zaman Khattak was contesting elections from the constituency of NA-254.
Earlier on Friday, firing in the areas of Paposh, Chandni Chowk and Korangi killed two people and injured two others.
Two advocates were also shot dead by unknown assailants on the busy Jinnah Bridge within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station today.
The firing killed advocate Shakil Ahmed Jan on the spot, while his father Ali Ahmed Jan, was critically injured in the incident and was shifted to Jinnah hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Violence has spiked in the country ahead of national elections on May 11, with over 61 people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11.
The Taliban have directly threatened the three main parties in the outgoing government, the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the ANP, which are often described as secular.
ANP election candidate, son gunned down in Karachi – The Express Tribune
Sadiq Zaman Khattak was contesting elections from the constituency of NA-254.
Earlier on Friday, firing in the areas of Paposh, Chandni Chowk and Korangi killed two people and injured two others.
Two advocates were also shot dead by unknown assailants on the busy Jinnah Bridge within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station today.
The firing killed advocate Shakil Ahmed Jan on the spot, while his father Ali Ahmed Jan, was critically injured in the incident and was shifted to Jinnah hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Violence has spiked in the country ahead of national elections on May 11, with over 61 people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11.
The Taliban have directly threatened the three main parties in the outgoing government, the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the ANP, which are often described as secular.
ANP election candidate, son gunned down in Karachi – The Express Tribune
